diff --git a/include/bl31/runtime_svc.h b/include/bl31/runtime_svc.h
index 0f510f7..66562e1 100644
--- a/include/bl31/runtime_svc.h
+++ b/include/bl31/runtime_svc.h
@@ -51,13 +51,15 @@
 
 #define GET_SMC_CC(id)			((id >> FUNCID_CC_SHIFT) & \
 					 FUNCID_CC_MASK)
+#define GET_SMC_TYPE(id)		((id >> FUNCID_TYPE_SHIFT) & \
+					 FUNCID_TYPE_MASK)
 
 #define SMC_64				1
 #define SMC_32				0
 #define SMC_UNK				0xffffffff
 #define SMC_TYPE_FAST			1
 #define SMC_TYPE_STD			0
-
+#define SMC_PREEMPTED		0xfffffffe
 /*******************************************************************************
  * Owning entity number definitions inside the function id as per the SMC
  * calling convention